Traveling to Spain can be very exciting, but if you rely on travel apps your experience can be even more fun. Like everyone in the world, you don´t want to worry about finding places and wasting your precious time in that amazing destination. From finding the nearest metro stop to searching for the best tasca for tapas, the ultimate Madrid travel apps can be very useful for your holiday or business trip to the Spanish capital. So why complicate ourselves while having the latest smartphone technology? It doesn´t matter if you are using either an iPhone or iPad, here you have 4 apps you can´t miss to make your life easier and discover the real Madrid!
1. Taapas.es: Excellent free Tapas-finder
This is one of the greatest apps you can´t miss. For those that don’t know what a tapa is, we can say it’s a little snack the Spaniards have with a beer. So, if you are in the capital of Spain this is a must. Taapas.es is the ultimate app to find the greatest free tapas in the city. This includes reviews, pictures of the restaurants and more importantly, reviews by local people. Because who else are you going to trust if not the Spaniards in terms of drink and free tapas?
2. Expedia App: Find a nice hotel in Madrid
This easy-to-use app gives you the chance to search flights and hotels in Madrid in real time. You can access over 551 hotels in the city and compare prices and reviews. The great benefit of this app is that you can save up to a 60% on hotel bookings and you can also receive real-time itinerary updates. If you are one of those travelers that needs to make reservations on the go, this is your app!
3. Madrid 360º: A Guide to Madrid Top Sights
This app offers fully interactive 360-degree images that make it possible to discover monuments, avenues and the most beautiful places in Madrid. It includes an interactive online map from which you can access 360-degree photographs (It also includes information about tourist information offices and a map of the metro).
Remember this app is in Spanish, but the truth is that it’s easy to find the monuments on the map and recognize them. Also, via GPS, you can check the monuments you have around the surrounding area. Of course, if you fancy learning a bit of Spanish, what better way to try!
4. Spanish App: Learn Spanish & Discover the city
What else do we need when we travel to another country? If we don´t speak the language, the answer is easy. Spanish app will let you communicate in Spanish during your holiday in Madrid. It will give you basic vocabulary and grammar and of course, there’s a translator available every time you need to find the meaning of a word in your own language.
The good news is that once you finish your holiday, you will already be pre-intermediate!
Author Bio:
Marta López is a travel and lifestyle writer based in London. When she isn’t writing on her laptop, she can be found around London uploading the latest apps for her iPad.
1. Taapas.es: Excellent free Tapas-finder
This is one of the greatest apps you can´t miss. For those that don’t know what a tapa is, we can say it’s a little snack the Spaniards have with a beer. So, if you are in the capital of Spain this is a must. Taapas.es is the ultimate app to find the greatest free tapas in the city. This includes reviews, pictures of the restaurants and more importantly, reviews by local people. Because who else are you going to trust if not the Spaniards in terms of drink and free tapas?
This easy-to-use app gives you the chance to search flights and hotels in Madrid in real time. You can access over 551 hotels in the city and compare prices and reviews. The great benefit of this app is that you can save up to a 60% on hotel bookings and you can also receive real-time itinerary updates. If you are one of those travelers that needs to make reservations on the go, this is your app!
This app offers fully interactive 360-degree images that make it possible to discover monuments, avenues and the most beautiful places in Madrid. It includes an interactive online map from which you can access 360-degree photographs (It also includes information about tourist information offices and a map of the metro).
Remember this app is in Spanish, but the truth is that it’s easy to find the monuments on the map and recognize them. Also, via GPS, you can check the monuments you have around the surrounding area. Of course, if you fancy learning a bit of Spanish, what better way to try!
What else do we need when we travel to another country? If we don´t speak the language, the answer is easy. Spanish app will let you communicate in Spanish during your holiday in Madrid. It will give you basic vocabulary and grammar and of course, there’s a translator available every time you need to find the meaning of a word in your own language.
The good news is that once you finish your holiday, you will already be pre-intermediate!
Author Bio:
Marta López is a travel and lifestyle writer based in London. When she isn’t writing on her laptop, she can be found around London uploading the latest apps for her iPad.